Moving to Facebook

Hey folks, please catch me on Facebook. I will be posting my news there.

Love,
David

Send a Nice-O-Gram for Valentine's Day

For a limited time only, you can send someone you love a gift wrapped copy of The Nice Book, inscribed with your personal message and signed by me.

For those who don't know, The Nice Book is all about ways to show someone you love them, as demonstrated by lots of cute and colorful animals—A gift that you can curl up with and read together.

To order, CLICK HERE.

See you in the clouds,
David

DES on Facebook

Hi folks,

I now have a fan page on Facebook! You will soon be able to find out about upcoming books and events and see artwork in progress. No biggie. Come say hi.

David

Fuse #8 Review

Elizabeth Bird over at A Fuse #8 Production (and NY children's librarian extraordinaire) has written a very astute review of Pouch!

While you're there, check out her many other excellent articles on all things kid lit. She is truly an preeminent blogger in her field. (And she was the only reviewer so far to notice Pouch!'s snazzy endpapers!)

See you at the circulation desk,
David

A Best Book of 2009

Pouch! has been named a Best Book of 2009 on The Book Case, the blog of BookPage.

See the list here.
(Scroll down to Best Picture Books.)

Pou-ooooooch!

(PS–this image was an early style idea for the book.)

Profile on Finding Dulcinea

Hey folks,

Finding Dulcinea just ran a very thoughtful and comprehensive feature on my work. It begins:

David Ezra Stein's children’s books celebrate joy and simplicity, eschewing flash in favor of genuine introspection. His subtle interweaving of lessons in self-sufficiency and acceptance of change is neither intimidating nor heavy-handed. Themes of friendship and nature, seen in “Pouch!” and “Leaves” and “Monster Hug!” appeal to an international audience.

It was written by Sarah Amandolare. Read the rest HERE.

See you in the blogs,
David

Fall Met Drawings

Top to bottom: Bis poles, New Guinea; pig mask, Borneo; Sea Bear mask, NW American Indians; a capella group on steps of Met; wooden figure, New Guinea; Mask, Solomon Islands.